Fox Console Restoration Console Top

8. To remove the console top panel, you have to engage the parking brake handle as high as you can get it, as seen here. Next, remove the arm rest assembly by removing the four retaining bolts found at the rear through the oval side access plugs. Carefully pry up the black plastic shifter bezel (auto or stick is secured the same) and then remove the four Phillips head screws—two front, two rear. Don’t forget to disconnect the wiring to the cigar lighter port as well.